Rare ALS in English signed “M. K. Gandhi,” on a 3.5 x 5.5 postcard, no date, but postmarked November 10, 1932. Letter to a school teacher, written while in prison, in response to a question about a statement in his biography regarding his reasons for not embracing Christianity. In full: “I thank you for your letter. Although I have read the verse in your quote, the problem has not appeared to me quite so simple as it evidently has to you.” In good condition, with partial separations along a heavy central horizontal crease, moderate edge wear and creasing, missing lower right corner, and moderate handling wear. Gandhi’s writing and signature are still quite strong and completely legible.
Accompanied by a British newspaper clipping about the teacher who received the letter from Gandhi. According to that clipping, the original recipient was Idris Wynn Davies, an instructor at Parcyrhun School in South Wales. Davies had written Gandhi in care of the British Government, and not only did the message find its way to the nonviolent resistance leader, but Gandhi also saw fit to respond to the Welsh writer. Letters written by the Mahatma in English are rare, particularly one pertaining to religion and Christianity, as Gandhi once said, ‘I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.’ Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RRAuction COA.
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